GARDAI attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) investigating invoice redirection fraud have today, arrested two males and carried out searches in Tralee, Dundalk and Dublin as part of Operation SKEIN.

The two men, one in his late teens and the other in his 40s, are currently being detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007 at Blanchardstown and Bridewell (Co. Cork) Garda stations.

They can be held for up to 7 days. Gardaí are liaising with Europol and Dutch Police as part of this investigation. Investigations ongoing.

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